Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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